Razorback Student-Athletes Post Record GPAs

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – For student-athletes, academic achievement and success in the classroom is just as important as their individual and team performance in their respective sports.

Their dedication and hard work — along with the support of coaches and members of the Office of Student-Athlete Success staff — has resulted in the department posting a program-record 3.25 cumulative GPA for the Fall 2015 semester.

That mark tops last year’s previous record, a 3.24 cumulative GPA for the Fall 2014 semester.

This laudable achievement is the 12^th consecutive semester where the department GPA has been at 3.0 or above at the end of term. In addition:

• The Fall 2015 average term GPA of 3.24 was an improvement over the 3.22 Fall 2014 average term GPA
• 16 of 19 Razorback teams finished with an overall and cumulative GPA greater than 3.0. In comparison, only 14 teams accomplished this feat during the Fall 2014 semester
• A record 63 student-athletes posted a perfect 4.0 GPA, topping the Fall 2014 mark of 54, a 16.6 percent year-to-year increase
• 109 student-athletes achieved a personal best GPA in the Fall 2015 semester, a striking 39.7 percent increase from the Fall 2014 mark of 78
• 298 student-athletes made the department honor roll (at or above 3.0) during the Fall 2015 semester, compared to 264 a year ago, an increase of 12.8 percent

° 136 in Razorback Honor Roll (3.00-3.49 GPA) versus 127 in Fall 2014 (up 7.1 percent)

° 99 in Athletic Director’s List (3.50-3.99 GPA) compared to 83 in Fall 2014 (up 19.3 percent)

° 63 Academic Champions (4.00 GPA) versus 54 in Fall 2014 (up 16.6 percent)

The women’s sport with the highest Fall 2015 GPA was the swimming and diving team, which posted a 3.56 GPA for the semester (3.53 cumulative). For the men, the golf team had the highest mark, finishing with a 3.43 GPA for the semester (3.38 cumulative).

Breaking down the amount of student-athletes who posted personal best GPAs during the Fall 2015 semester by sport and comparing notable changes from the previous year: